The NCAA has amended it's transfer rule, which now states a student-athlete doesn't need to request permission to transfer.

In a release Wednesday, the organization said, starting Oct. 15, once a student informs their current school they want to transfer, the school has two business days to enter that student's name into a national transfer database.

Once the student's name is in the database, coaches from other schools are free to contract that athlete.

However, conferences can still make rules that are restrictive to other schools within its conference.

The original rule stated a student had to request permission to transfer, and once that was granted then other coaches and schools could contact that athlete. The rule was put in place to prevent Division I schools from trying to steal away athletes.

“This creates a safe place for student-athletes to have a conversation with their coaches and makes the whole process more transparent,” Nicholas Clark, who represents the Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee on the Council, said. “This will clean the process up and give more influence and flexibility to the student-athlete.”

The organization also amended it's redshirt rule for Division I football. Now players are allowed to participate in up to four football games before being redshirted.

The change caters to athletes who were originally slated to play, but need the redshirt due to injury or other unforeseen circumstances.

“This change promotes not only fairness for college athletes, but also their health and well-being. Redshirt football student-athletes are more likely to remain engaged with the team, and starters will be less likely to feel pressure to play through injuries,” council chair Blake James said. “Coaches will appreciate the additional flexibility and ability to give younger players an opportunity to participate in limited competition.”